Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines pharmacology?
A. The study of how diseases alter normal body function
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of surgical treatment of disease
D. The study of nutrition and dietary therapy
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living organisms. The other options describe areas outside the
primary scope of pharmacology.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse explains that a drug is used to produce a desired
change in a patient's condition. Which term best describes
this intended purpose of drug therapy?
A. Therapeutic objective
B. Drug toxicity
C. Drug tolerance
D. Drug dependence
Correct Answer:
A. Therapeutic objective
Rationale:
The therapeutic objective is the desired clinical outcome of drug
therapy. Toxicity, tolerance, and dependence describe adverse or
adaptive responses to drug exposure rather than the intended
goal.
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic would most closely describe an ideal
drug?
A. Produces multiple unpredictable effects
B. Produces the desired effect with minimal undesirable effects
C. Requires frequent dose adjustments in all patients
D. Produces a response regardless of the dose
Correct Answer:
B. Produces the desired effect with minimal undesirable effects
Rationale:
An ideal drug should produce the intended therapeutic response
while minimizing adverse effects. Unpredictability, unnecessary
dosing complexity, and lack of dose-response behavior are
undesirable characteristics.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse is teaching a student about why different patients
can receive the same drug dose and experience different
responses. Which concept best explains this observation?
A. All drugs have identical dose-response relationships
B. Drug responses are influenced by multiple patient and drug
factors
C. Therapeutic objectives are the same for every patient
D. An ideal drug produces the same response in every patient
Correct Answer:
B. Drug responses are influenced by multiple patient and drug
factors
Rationale:
The intensity of a drug response can vary because of factors such
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines pharmacology?
A. The study of how diseases alter normal body function
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of surgical treatment of disease
D. The study of nutrition and dietary therapy
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living organisms. The other options describe areas outside the
primary scope of pharmacology.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse explains that a drug is used to produce a desired
change in a patient's condition. Which term best describes
this intended purpose of drug therapy?
A. Therapeutic objective
B. Drug toxicity
C. Drug tolerance
D. Drug dependence
Correct Answer:
A. Therapeutic objective
Rationale:
The therapeutic objective is the desired clinical outcome of drug
therapy. Toxicity, tolerance, and dependence describe adverse or
adaptive responses to drug exposure rather than the intended
goal.
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic would most closely describe an ideal
drug?
A. Produces multiple unpredictable effects
B. Produces the desired effect with minimal undesirable effects
C. Requires frequent dose adjustments in all patients
D. Produces a response regardless of the dose
Correct Answer:
B. Produces the desired effect with minimal undesirable effects
Rationale:
An ideal drug should produce the intended therapeutic response
while minimizing adverse effects. Unpredictability, unnecessary
dosing complexity, and lack of dose-response behavior are
undesirable characteristics.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse is teaching a student about why different patients
can receive the same drug dose and experience different
responses. Which concept best explains this observation?
A. All drugs have identical dose-response relationships
B. Drug responses are influenced by multiple patient and drug
factors
C. Therapeutic objectives are the same for every patient
D. An ideal drug produces the same response in every patient
Correct Answer:
B. Drug responses are influenced by multiple patient and drug
factors
Rationale:
The intensity of a drug response can vary because of factors such
